1.2 million post server - do I need to upgrade?

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  • http://www.bladeforums.com/forums

    Here's my server hardware info:
    http://www.bladeforums.com/phpsysinfo

    PHP Version 4.1.2
    MySQL Version 3.23.36

    top stats - (during slow period on server)
    11:06pm up 16 days, 16:52, 1 user, load average: 1.61, 1.91, 2.20
    259 processes: 257 sleeping, 2 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
    CPU0 states: 29.1% user, 5.1% system, 0.0% nice, 64.1% idle
    CPU1 states: 14.0% user, 53.1% system, 0.0% nice, 31.2% idle
    Mem: 1028428K av, 1025788K used, 2640K free, 0K shrd, 2548K buff
    Swap: 530104K av, 13448K used, 516656K free 487960K cached

    Avg users - 150-200, peak is around 230.

    VB is 99% of the traffic

    Not sure what else you need - but I'll be happy to provide info.

    Kevin


  • 1. upgrade to mysql 3.23.52

    2. create or replace your /etc/my.cnf with below contents and restart mysql


    [client]
    port = 3306
    socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock

    [mysqld]
    port = 3306
    socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
    skip-locking
    set-variable = max_connections=650
    set-variable = key_buffer=16M
    set-variable = myisam_sort_buffer_size=64M
    set-variable = join_buffer=1M
    set-variable = record_buffer=1M
    set-variable = sort_buffer=2M
    set-variable = table_cache=1024
    set-variable = thread_cache_size=256
    set-variable = wait_timeout=9600
    set-variable = connect_timeout=10
    set-variable = max_allowed_packet=16M
    set-variable = max_connect_errors=10

    [safe_mysqld]
    open_files_limit=8192

    [mysqldump]
    quick
    set-variable = max_allowed_packet=16M

    [myisamchk]
    set-variable = key_buffer=64M
    set-variable = sort_buffer=64M
    set-variable = read_buffer=16M
    set-variable = write_buffer=16M


    3. last is you need to check or clean up some space on your /usr partition you seem to only have 94MB left of free space


  • max_tmp_tables 32
    max_write_lock_count 4294967295
    myisam_recover_options OFF
    myisam_sort_buffer_size 8388608
    net_buffer_length 16384
    net_read_timeout 30
    net_retry_count 10
    net_write_timeout 60
    open_files_limit 0
    pid_file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
    port 3306
    protocol_version 10
    record_buffer 3141632
    query_buffer_size 0
    safe_show_database OFF
    server_id 0
    skip_locking ON
    skip_networking OFF
    skip_show_database OFF
    slow_launch_time 2
    socket /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
    sort_buffer 6291448
    table_cache 1024
    table_type MYISAM
    thread_cache_size 256
    thread_stack 65536
    transaction_isolation READ-COMMITTED
    timezone EDT
    tmp_table_size 1048576
    tmpdir /tmp/
    version 3.23.36
    wait_timeout 28800


    5. your mysql extended-status output either still telnet as root user type

    mysqladmin -u root -p extended-status
    or preferred is to installed extended-status output script which is [snip]and post url to that here

    http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/admin/mysqlinfo.php

    6. oh and is your vB the only thing on the server? or other scripts? sites?

    Pretty much the only one. Others are insignificant.

    7. how many average and max concurrent users on your vB forum ?
    160-80 / Max is around 230-40

    8. create a file named phpinfo.php and place this code in it and post the url/link to it from your web site

    http://www.bladeforums.com/phpinfo.php

    9. if you run Apache and you have your own dedicated server or access to your httpd.conf (apache configuration file) can you post the values you have set for the following :

    KeepAlive - ON
    MaxKeepAliveRequests - 100
    KeepAliveTimeout - 15
    MinSpareServers - 5
    MaxSpareServers - 20
    StartServers - 8
    MaxClients - 150

    10. what version of vB are you running ? [/B][/QUOTE]

    2.2.8

    Let me know if you need something else


  • Originally posted by Spark
    So essentially, remove the following 3 lines from [mysqld]?

    port = 3306
    socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
    skip-locking

    ?

    Kevin yeah under [mysqld] group and the whole [client] group


  • change it to below

    [mysqld]
    set-variable = max_connections=650
    set-variable = key_buffer=16M
    set-variable = myisam_sort_buffer_size=64M
    set-variable = join_buffer=1M
    set-variable = record_buffer=1M
    set-variable = sort_buffer=2M
    set-variable = table_cache=1024
    set-variable = thread_cache_size=256
    set-variable = wait_timeout=9600
    set-variable = connect_timeout=10
    set-variable = max_allowed_packet=16M
    set-variable = max_connect_errors=10

    [safe_mysqld]
    open_files_limit=8192

    [mysqldump]
    quick
    set-variable = max_allowed_packet=16M

    [myisamchk]
    set-variable = key_buffer=64M
    set-variable = sort_buffer=64M
    set-variable = read_buffer=16M
    set-variable = write_buffer=16M


  • 1. your server specs, such as mysql and php version

    See above.

    2. if possible how mysql was compiled/installed

    Factory installed Red hat configuration

    3. your top stats

    See above

    4. your mysql configuration variables located at /etc/my.cnf

    mysqladmin -u root -p variables



    Variable_name Value
    ansi_mode OFF
    back_log 50
    basedir /usr/
    bdb_cache_size 8388600
    bdb_log_buffer_size 524288
    bdb_home /var/lib/mysql/
    bdb_max_lock 10000
    bdb_logdir
    bdb_shared_data OFF
    bdb_tmpdir /tmp/
    bdb_version Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 3.2.9a: (March 27, 2001)
    binlog_cache_size 32768
    character_set latin1
    character_sets latin1 big5 cp1251 cp1257[SNIP]
    concurrent_insert ON
    connect_timeout 5
    datadir /var/lib/mysql/
    delay_key_write ON
    delayed_insert_limit 100
    delayed_insert_timeout 300
    delayed_queue_size 1000
    flush OFF
    flush_time 0
    have_bdb YES
    have_gemini NO
    have_innobase NO
    have_isam YES
    have_raid NO
    have_ssl NO
    init_file
    interactive_timeout 28800
    join_buffer_size 3141632
    key_buffer_size 16773120
    language /usr/share/mysql/english/
    large_files_support ON
    locked_in_memory OFF
    log OFF
    log_update OFF
    log_bin OFF
    log_slave_updates OFF
    long_query_time 10
    low_priority_updates OFF
    lower_case_table_names 0
    max_allowed_packet 1048576
    max_binlog_cache_size 4294967295
    max_binlog_size 1073741824
    max_connections 350
    max_connect_errors 10
    max_delayed_threads 20
    max_heap_table_size 16777216
    max_join_size 4294967295
    max_sort_length 1024

    max_user_connections 0


  • So essentially, remove the following 3 lines from [mysqld]?

    port = 3306
    socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
    skip-locking

    ?

    Kevin


  • 1. Ok, I'll have our consultant upgrade mysql ASAP

    2. Some of those figures are massive changes - are they going to speed up server response?

    3. That /usr partition has been like that since the day we got the server.

    Kevin


  • please provide the following

    1. your server specs, such as mysql and php version
    2. if possible how mysql was compiled/installed
    3. your top stats
    4. your mysql configuration variables located at /etc/my.cnf or c:my.cnf if on Windows server if you don't have that file you need to log into telnet and as root user type

    mysqladmin -u root -p variables

    copy and paste output here

    5. your mysql extended-status output either still telnet as root user type

    mysqladmin -u root -p extended-status

    copy and paste output here

    or preferred is to installed extended-status output script which is either located

    - in your vB 2.2.6 or higher vB version's zip file extra's folder, upload mysqlinfo.php script to your site or if you're on an pre vB 2.2.6 install go to
    - http://vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3477 and install that scrip making sure to edit $mysqllogin line with your own mysqlusername and password

    and post url to that here

    6. oh and is your vB the only thing on the server? or other scripts? sites?

    7. how many average and max concurrent users on your vB forum ?

    8. create a file named phpinfo.php and place this code in it and post the url/link to it from your web site

    phpinfo();
    ?>

    i.e. yourdomain.com/phpinfo.php

    9. if you run Apache and you have your own dedicated server or access to your httpd.conf (apache configuration file) can you post the values you have set for the following :

    KeepAlive
    MaxKeepAliveRequests
    KeepAliveTimeout
    MinSpareServers
    MaxSpareServers
    StartServers
    MaxClients

    10. what version of vB are you running ?


  • UPDATE - replaced the my.cnf file with that information and my server went down and would not operate. Something ain't right with that information.

    Replaced with old version and server is back up

    UPDATE 2 - serves me right for copying and pasting into the same file. Created new file and backed up original, seems to be working.

    Still a massive time delay though when performing a "View new posts" search... will this be solved when MySql is upgraded?







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